Australian Satellite/Lightning

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Australia Satellite Notes

Thick cloud with a deep trough is generating showers and thunderstorms over WA and western parts of SA. Cloud over northeastern NSW and QLD with a separate trough is triggering showers. Low cloud along the QLD and southwest WA coasts with onshore winds is producing showers.

Lightning Data Upgrade - NEW

Lightning Events

In December 2014 we upgraded our lightning network to the latest in sensor technology as used by the world's leading meteorological agencies. This has resulted in changes and improvements to the lightning data you will now see. The main changes are: